Serving set



May 18 1926.

F. MACY SERVI NG SET Filed June 24. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 18 1926. 1,584,879

F.MAcY

SERVING SET Filed June 24. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 flkromego,

May 18 1926. 1,584,879

F. MACY SERVING SET Filed June 24. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ave 1-1 1 :4:-

% I fljifddy Patented an is, ieze.

FRANK MACY, OF CONVERSE, INDIANA.

SERVING SET.

'" Application filed. June 24, 1924. Serial N'o. 722,167.

This invention relates to what may be The outer walls of these guides are slotted termed as serving sets for ice cream, fruit, longitudinally as shown atand are defood and the like and the object thereof is signed to receive studs or stub shafts 6 can to provide a cheap, quick and serviceable linrled by sliding blocks 7 mounted to travel 60 a ing of water proof paper for serving dishes in the guides 2.

which after having been once used is dis- Mounted on the hollow base 1 is a housing mrdGd' 30 designed to support the roll of paper U Another object is to provide an apparatus which supplies the paper for lining the servfor applying such lining to the serving set. ing dish 20. This housing 30 is composed 05 Another object is to provide an improved of two hingedly connected sections 31 and serving set for use in connection with the 3-1 to facilitate the insertion and removal of apparatus, the paper roll P. A paper tensioning ele- With the foregoing and other objects in merit 33 is carried by the housing as view which will appear as the description shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and is provided with proceeds, the invention resides in the coinbispring lingers as which bear on the paper nation and arrangement of parts and in the 21S Shown in Fig. 2 forcing it down against details of construction hereinafter described :1 Shelf and exerts tension to preventthe and claimed, it being understood that too rapid unwinding thereof when being changes in the precise cnibodiinentof the indrawn over the serving dish 20 in a manner 7 20 vention herein disclosed may be made withpresently to be described.

in the scope of what is claimed without de- A paper carriage 10 is mounted to travel parting from the spirit of the invention; on top of the hollow base 1 between a for1n- I th agco npanylng drawln'gsz lng block 40 and the serving dish 20 to be Figure 1 represents an end elevation partlined which latter is supported on the beveled ly in section of the apparatus constituting a face 4 of the walls 3 of guides 23. part of this invention with a serving dish in The carriage 10 is equipped with gripping position. ready to receive the lining; fingers 11 preferably provided with serrated Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view partly gripping faces which are designed to clamp in section showing a portion of the apparathe paper P between them and the carriage 30 t 7 so that when the carriage is moved forward- 3 is an end elevation taken from the ly it will carry with it the paper P for linopposite end from which Fig. 1 was taken, mg the serving dish. various positions of the mechanism being Formed integral with the lingers 11 and sh wn i dotted lines; depending from the carriage 10 are hooks 35 Fig. l is a detail sectional view through 12 designed to be engaged with the stub one portion of the serving dish; shafts 6 which project outwardly from the Fig. 5 is a transverse ver ical section with sliding blocks 7. These stub shafts 6 are parts in elevation; also engaged by propelling links 8 carried Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the serving by levers 9 and 9, said levers being exactly 40 dish with a lining mounted therein and paralike and disposed on opposite sides of the tially broken out; and hollow base 1, the only difference being that Fig. 7 is a detail bottom plan view of one the lever 9 has an extension 18 equipped corner of the serving dish illustrating the with a hand grip 1 1 for actuating the mechmeans for receiving and holding the lining anisin in a manner presently to be described. for the dish. Thus it will be seen that as the stub shafts In the embodiment illustrated a hollow 6 move forwardly, the members 7 and hook supporting base 1 is shown having longimembers 12 also are moved forwardly tilting tudinally extending guides 2 formed on its the grippers 11 into engagement with the inner face at the opposite sides thereof and paper positioned directly thereunder. 1 50 extending longitudinally of the base. The These levers 9 and 9 have laterally exinner walls 3 of these guides have their uptending lugs 15 with which are pivotally per edges beveled downwardly and inwardly connected longitudinally slotted links 16, the as shown at i to form seats for the serving slots therein being engaged with the pivgts dish i2 0 to be lined and which is acconn whieh connect them 1 "th The 2 o in a 111%}? at? tsresentls to be; de .1 th

' paper being cut ed by a serrated kn i vas shownin Figs. 1 and 5, the uim-,

connected by a cross bar 18 which extends wnwardly into the serving dish supported by the seats 3 and between which the paper lining is fed by the carriagel" the 35, said knife being engaged by an extenslon of the forniin block and forced down against the tens n of 'Es sprin s which c PI nornuhly he it raised position and reto s.

4 turn in iron after it l'as been lowered The serving dish :20 which is designed to be line -by the machine above described comprises a food receivii'ig body 21 here shown rectangular in configuration and having flared side w -es and removable end walls a" I l are also flared. The corners of this dish he o slots as shown at 23 and the slots extend longitudinally along the faces of the side members e us snown at 2-1, to allow the rim or flanges 22 to spring out slightly at these p rus when the paper lining is to be crowded down into the slots by means of fins d2 carried by the corners of the forming blocks 40. Thes'e'slots form pockets to receive the surplus paper of theupturned paper lining. These flanges orrims are made of thin springsteel and by permitting them to spring outwardly will prevent rupture of the lining which might otherwise occur.

Apertured ears 25 depend from opposite sides of the dish 20 and are designed to support'a rod 26 which extends transversely across the bottonrof said dish and has mounted thereon a coiled spring 37 designed to engage the rods 98 which carry the ends 22 of the dish 20, said ends being movable toward and away from the body of the dish by means of hand grips 29 by n'ioving said hand grips 29 toward each other against the tension of the spring 27 which movement releases the lining shown at L in Fig. (3 and permits it to be thrown out of the dish after having been used V In the use of this apparatus the serving dish 20 is mounted in the base member 1 n I I w r I) '1') flanges thereof resting on the beveled tacos 4 the walls 8 of the guides 2. The paper I" being extended under the spring gripping fingers 34 between the gripping elements-ll and lfhecarri top the device is ready for ope 'ation. The operator then. gra s )3 the handle 14; a11cl ;1i1oves the lever 9 forward andthis lever through its connection with lever 9 causes the carriage 10 to tr vel forward carrying with it the sheet of paper which is designed fol-lining the dish 20, nd which is gripped between the elements 1]. and the carriage. The pull of the lever is continued until the carriage has comlobted its forward stroke and when in this position the propelling links 8 will be in a straight line with the levers 9 and 9 as is shown clearly in dotted lines in Fig. 3. A continuous pull on the lever causes the link 16 to pull down the forming block 40 against the tension of the springs 40 which causes a reverse in travel of the links 8 and thus releases the grip 11 from the paper permitting it to be pushed down into the dish by the forming bioclr, The reversing of the lever pulls the carriage 10 back with the grips 11 held open and the carriage travels up to and against the tension. of plate 34 the corners of which are cut away so that the paper will lie between the top of the far-- riage and the grips 11. to be clamped thereby. As the forming block is lowered the projection ll thereof engages the linife 2-55 and causes it to simultaneously sever the paper the proper length for lining the dish. The r lowering of the forming block into the dish causes the'paper lining to conform to' the shape of the dish while the thin metal fins 4-2 on each corner of the block pushes the surplus paper out through the slots 23 in the corners of the dish and which isheld by flanges 22 and 22 the spring 27 operating to hold these flanges securely engaged with the paper forced through the slots.

The lining is thus held while block 40 is raised and the fins withdrawn.

When it is desired to release the lining from the dish 20 the hand grips 29 are grasped and forced toward each other against the tension of spring 27. 7 rec The paper P used for this purpose is formed in tight rolls and inclosedin the housing 30 and protected against atmos pheric conditions It is never touched by the hand or any serving implementthus enbers on the carriage and adapted to grip paper and deliver the same beneath said forniciysaid b; so adapted to support a tray, means for moving the former to force the paper into the tray, a cutter foi-cutting the paper, and means for operating the carriage, 1130 former and cutter.

2.111 a device of the character described, a supporting structure; including a base adapted to support a tray, a paper roll sup- 7 porting housing mounted above the support ing structure, a spring retracted former operating above the base, a carriage adapted to move across the upper portion of the supporting structure and under theformer, gripping members adapted to grip vthe 1579 1,584,879 &

paper and carry it above the base, said gripping members adapted to move With the carriage, and means for actuating the former and carriage simultaneously.

3. In a device of the character described, a supporting structure, a paper roll housing mounted thereon, a base forming a part of the supporting structure, said base adapted to support a tray, means for moving a length of paper over a tray supported on the base, means for pressing the paper into the tray, and means for operating the former and paper moving means.

a. In a device of the character described, a supporting structure, a base forming a part or the supporting structure, said base ada ated to support a tray having slots in its corners, a former having fins at its cor- 11ers, means for gripping a length of paper and drawing it over the tray, said former adapted to force the paper into the tray, said fins adapted to force the paper into the slots of the tray, and means for operating the former.

5. In a device of the class described, a supporting structure including a base, said base adapted to support a tray, a former movable above the base, means for gripping paper and drawing it across the upper portion of the tray supported in the base, a former operating above the tray and adapted to force the paper into the tray, a cutting member for cutting the paper, and means for operating the former.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

FRANK MAGY. 

